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  Pan American World Airways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pan Am's seaplane terminal at Dinner Key in Miami, Florida, was a hub of inter-American travel during the 1930s and 1940s.
Pan Am's holding company, the Aviation Corporation of the Americas, was one of the hottest stocks on the New York Curb Exchange in 1929, and flurries of speculation surrounded each of its new route awards.
Pan Am II soon merged with the troubled Carnival Airlines, but the rapid expansion and economic troubles of the two companies were too much for the new Pan Am II—it only survived for two years before declaring bankruptcy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pan_Am   (3492 words)

  
 Cooking pan - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The cooking pan is a food preparation utensil commonly found in the kitchen.
Cast iron pans also heat evenly, but require seasoning, a thin layer of fat that coats the surface and prevents sticking; they therefore cannot be washed with soap.
Modern cooking pans are frequently coated with a substance such as teflon in order to minimize the possibility of food sticking to the pan surface.
open-encyclopedia.com /Frying_pan   (623 words)

  
 Pan - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema
Like other nature spirits, Pan appears to be older than the Olympians, if it is true that he gave Artemis her hunting dogs and taught the secret of prophecy to Apollo.
Pan is famous for his sexual prowess, and is often depicted with an erect priapus.
Pan blew on his pipes, and with his rustic melody gave great satisfaction to himself and his faithful follower, Midas, who happened to be present.
www.egnu.org /thelema/index.php/Pan   (1035 words)

  
 CNN - A new, smaller Pan Am returns to service - Sept. 26, 1996
Pan Am is substantially smaller than it was during its heyday.
Pan Am boasts $99, unrestricted one-way fares from New York to Miami, and $198 flights from New York to Los Angeles.
As one of Pan Am's three A-300 Airbuses rolled down the runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, the champagne was flowing as Shugrue toasted both invited guests and paying customers, many of whom were airline buffs.
www.cnn.com /US/9609/26/panam.relaunch   (501 words)

  
 Untitled   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Pan American World Airways was one of several carriers that was created and flourished as a result of the Air Mail Act of 1925 (Kelly Act).
Pan Am aircraft were now being used as a conduit by third world countries in an effort to change world politics.
Pan Am was spending over $800 an hour for maintenance cost for every hour an aircraft was in flight carrying passengers.
avstop.com /History/HistoryOfAirlines/PanAM.htm   (928 words)

  
 Pan American World Airways, Inc. Records Collection, Richter Library
Pan Am proved to be an airline of many "firsts." On November 22, 1935, the "China Clipper," a Martin flying boat built to Pan Am's specifications departed from San Francisco and began a six day journey to Manila, completing the first transpacific flight.
Pan Am carried military personnel and cargo; ferried bombers and aircraft; and built fifty airports in fifteen countries.
Pan Am was the first airline to order the Boeing 747, a plane that flew more passengers faster, higher and farther than its predecessors.
www.library.miami.edu /archives/panam/pan.html   (1547 words)

  
 PBS - Chasing the Sun - Pan Am
Fortunately for Pan Am, a pilot with his Fairchild seaplane arrived at Key West and was willing to carry the mail to Cuba for the start up operation.
But Pan Am forced the entire industry to take a giant leap ahead when it was the first airline to begin passenger jet service.
Pan Am added both the Boeing 707 and the Douglas DC-8 to its fleet.
www.pbs.org /kcet/chasingthesun/companies/panam.html   (1012 words)

  
 Pan on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Pan was supposed to make flocks fertile; when he did not, his image was flogged to stimulate him.
Later, when Pan was worshiped in other parts of Greece and in Rome, he became associated with the Greek Dionysus and identified with the Roman Faunus, both gods of fertility.
Pan Am turns its attention to buildup of Latin American service; carrier expects the region to generate one-third of its 1991 revenues.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/P/Pan.asp   (653 words)

  
 Peter Pan Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Barrie created Peter Pan in stories he told to the sons of his friend Sylvia Llewelyn-Davies, with whom he had forged a special relationship, while both were married.
Peter Pan first appeared in print in a 1902 book called The Little White Bird, a fictionalised version of Barrie's relationship with the Llewelyn Davies children, and was then used in a very successful stage play, Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, which premiered in London on December 27, 1904.
The statues are in Kensington Gardens in London, in Liverpool, in Brussels, in Camden, New Jersey, in Perth, in Toronto, and in Bowring Park in St.
encyclopedia.localcolorart.com /encyclopedia/Peter_Pan   (2899 words)

  
 PBS - Chasing the Sun - Pan Am Clipper
While Pan Am's majestic fleet of flying boats generally came to be known as Clippers, the planes, themselves, were actually comprised of three different models: the Sikorsky S-42, the Martin M-130, and the Boeing 314.
In the 1930s, Pan Am founder Juan Trippe believed in providing his customers an extravagant traveling experience, one which rivaled the comforts of a grand luxury ocean liner.
With concrete runways expensive and rare in the 1930s, Pan Am's Clippers were able to take advantage of the world's free and plentiful oceans as their runways.
www.pbs.org /kcet/chasingthesun/planes/clipper.html   (622 words)

  
 Pan Am World Airways   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Pan Am artifacts at the Historical Museum of Southern Florida are primarily by a donation from the Pan American Historic Foundation.
Pan Am photographs at the Historical Museum came from a number of sources, acquired between the 1950s and the present.
The Pan Am archives is located at the University of Miami library.
www.historical-museum.org /collect/panam/PanAmIntro.htm   (125 words)

  
 Pan Am Flight 103
Four days before Christmas 1988, a Pan Am 747 was ripped from the sky by a powerful wad of plastic explosives.
Pan Am flight 103, had it followed the bombers' schedule, would have exploded over the Atlantic Ocean, but the bomb went off too soon.
In his book, The Fall of Pan Am 103, Emerson dismisses the Interfor report as a "spitball," a hodgepodge of fact and unfounded speculation worthless as intelligence.
www.carpenoctem.tv /cons/pan.html   (1971 words)

  
 CNN - Got a Pan Am ticket? - February 27, 1998
According to a Pan Am press release, the airline has asked other airlines to honor its tickets, but those airlines have no obligation to do so.
The current incarnation of the airline is not the original Pan Am, which filed for bankruptcy in 1991 following the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
Pan Am returned to the skies in September 1996 when a former company executive led an investor group that purchased the name and familiar blue globe logo.
www.cnn.com /TRAVEL/NEWS/9802/27/panam.whattodo   (364 words)

  
 Pan Am
They're not directly related to the old Pan Am, but they do fly the big, blue globe on Airbus A-300 and Boeing 737 and 727 aircraft between New York, Miami and San Juan, along with lots of additional destinations courtesy of their acquisition of Carnival Airlines earlier in 1997.
Fawning and critical of Trippe at the same time, Bender and Altschul credit Pan Am with being a major contributor to the U.S. rise to an undisputed pre-eminence in the world in the middle part of this century, while at the same time blaming Trippe and the company's arrogance with causing the airline's destruction.
Recognizing that in the early part of this century Pan Am was more recognized than even the U.S., Daley delves into the dealings Trippe made with foreign governments as well as the U.S. government to win his world-wide air routes.
www.bollar.org /panam.htm   (1567 words)

  
 Remembering Pan Am Flight 103
The chief air accident investigator in the Lockerbie bombing described in court the cataclysmic effects on the Pan Am jumbo jet as it exploded from the sky.
Pieces of the container, with blue Pan Am insignia on its mangled side panels, were crowded into the well of the court.
Coleman is a former DEA-agent, who claimed the bomb was smuggled aboard Pan Am 103 camouflaged as a drug-luggage, cleared to enter the USA by the very DEA itself in payment for arms and hostage deals made by the American government and a Syrian armsbroker, Monzar Kassar.
members.tripod.com /~bionicboy/tragedy.html   (18063 words)

  
 Air Transportation: Pan American: The History of America's “Chosen Instrument” for Overseas Air Transport
Pan American was the first U.S. airline to embrace the jet era in passenger aviation.
Pan American also played a key role in shaping the economics and eventual design of a new generation of wide-bodied jets.
Pan Am's China Clipper services, its expansion into South America, its pioneering partnership with Boeing, its ambitious routes—such as its round-the-world jet service inaugurated in October 1959, its flashy advertising campaigns, and its reputation for good service, all made the company a leader and a trendsetter.
www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Commercial_Aviation/Pan_Am/Tran12.htm   (1533 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books: Glamour and Turbulence: I Remember Pan Am, 1966-91   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Bratt's love for Pan Am, the pride of having worked for the company for 25 years, and her frustration with the internal and external factors that brought Pan Am down.
I reached the minimum age required to apply for the job just when Pan Am collapsed, but the legend of this airline is precisely what has always made me dream as well as ache about the airline industry.
Don't get me wrong: I too miss Pan Am because it had such a great image, great routes and it's true it's responsible for the best-looking image of crew members, and sure, I too would have been proud and happy to be a part of it and quite depressed when losing it all.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0533119723?v=glance   (1174 words)

  
 History of the Pan American Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Pan American Games bring together athletes from the countries of the Americas in a festival of sport and international friendship.
Although the 1942 Pan American Games never took place, at least one poster was created on their behalf.
The globe is encircled with the flags of 21 Pan American countries.
www.aafla.org /8saa/PanAm/pan_am_history.htm   (414 words)

  
 PAHF Pan American Cup, London, Ontario, Canada - May 2004
The last day of the Men's Pan American Cup was played at University of Western Ontario in London, Canada, under intermittent heavy rain in a morning but a pleasant sun miraculously back for the Final.
The previous Pan American Cups were won by Argentina (women) and Cuba (men).
The 2004 Pan American Cup is the Pan American Continental Qualifier for the 11th Men’s World Cup in 2006.
www.fieldhockey.ca /e/nationalteams/panamcup   (508 words)

  
 Outlook For Pan Am Looks Grim
A main reason Pan Am could be in trouble, according to Niemann, is that Pan Am is too dependent on leisure travelers for its business.
He said, without elaborating, that Pan Am is not in the same position as Midway Airlines, which folded after the terrorist attacks.
Should Pan Am cease to exist, Lott said the industry's troubles and the tendency of passengers to use more established airlines and airports will make it tough for MidAmerica to get a new tenant.
www.ofallon.com /rosemary/m-010923.shtml   (790 words)

  
 ESPN.com: OLY - 2003 Pan Am Games Coverage
Pan Am wrap-up: The Pan American Games shined through disorganization, last-minute scrambling to complete venues, concession stands and walkways, and even downpours and power outages.
The Pan American Games came to an end Sunday night amid tributes to the Dominican Republic's success in pulling off the biggest event in its history.
Pan American Games gold eluded the United States in two team sports Wednesday night, with a trip to the Olympics also slipping away in field hockey.
espn.go.com /oly/panam2003   (424 words)

  
 WashingtonPost.com: Pan Am Flight 103 Report
Pan Am Flight 103 crashed into the town of Lockerbie, Scotland on December 21, 1988 killing all 259 people on board and 11 on the ground.
21: A Pan American jumbo jet bound from London to New York crashes into the town of Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 persons aboard and 11 more on the ground.
28: British investigators conclude that a bomb in the luggage compartment caused the midair disintegration of Pan Am Flight 103.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/inatl/longterm/panam103/timeline.htm   (844 words)

  
 Pan Am 103 -Lockerbie Incident
Pan Am flight 103 from London to New York City exploded in the air over Lockerbie, Scotland.
Pan Am 103: The Bombing, the Betrayals, and a Bereved Family's Search for Justice.
The Fall of Pan Am 103: Inside the Lockerbie Investigation.
www.terrorismcentral.com /Library/Incidents/Lockerbie/LockerbieSubList.html   (185 words)

  
 Pan Am - SCCA
car off at 9 am so be there early.
Pan American region hosted the famous Rolling High National Rallies and was the host Region for the 1978 SCCA National Convention.
This Solo 2 season may be the best yet, we expect full fields of great cars and drivers competing for the Championships in PAX, Open, Street Tire and Rookie; we also have a new class this year as the Ladies Class takes to the course for the first time.
www.panamscca.org   (571 words)

  
 Pan Am Communications-video, film and multimedia production.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Founded in 1951 as Pan American Films, it became one of the most respected film processing labs and production services in the southeast during the next three decades.
Today, Pan Am offers a wide range of services for commercial production, corporate training, multimedia applications or meeting support.
Owned by Lenny and Joan Delbert, Pan Am has an award winning staff with expertise in all areas of communications.
www.panamvid.com   (242 words)

  
 The Midtown Book -The MetLife (formerly the Pan Am) Building   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
By shrouding such a masterpiece in its shadows, quite literally, the Pan Am Building desecrated a major icon of the city.
The original 30-story tower was similar in design to the New York Central tower to the north of the Pan Am Building, but had a broader and less ornate roof.
Interestingly, the new proposed tower was designed by Marcel Breuer, the architect of the revered Whitney Museum of American Art on Madison Avenue and 75th Street and the leading practitioner of Brutalist architecture in the country.
www.thecityreview.com /panam.html   (1696 words)

  
 International Water Ski Federation Ranking
Pan Am Tournament Council Chairman Jeffry Armstrong today announced that Mark Kabierschke COL and Maria Camila Linares COL have successfully completed the Pan Am judges exam and are now qualified as Pan Am level judges.
As the new Secretary General of the Pan Am Region, I look forward to working with all of the Federations to promote water skiing in all areas of our Region.
According to the Pan Am Constitution, the Pan Am Tournament Council is made up of representatives of each Federation that has a minimum of 3 votes at the Pan Am Congress.
www.iwsf.com /panam   (337 words)

  
 I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that. | MetaFilter
Watching 2001 and 2010 and seeing Pan Am as the commercial space airline of choice in both films makes me sad.
There was a second Pan Am run by a former executive with the original; when it collapsed the name was sold again to investors connected with the Mellon family of Pittsburgh, and it's been having union troubles.
I just call it "the Pan Am building" and I refuse to look up at that stupid sign someone's stuck on it the last few years.
www.metafilter.com /mefi/35991   (835 words)

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